California lawmakers have revised a psilocybin pilot program bill to narrow eligibility criteria for participants and facilitators who could administer the psychedelic under the proposal.
About a week after Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones (R) and Sen. Josh Becker (D) unveiled the “Heal Our Heroes Act,” it’s been amended to make certain clarifications about who could take part in the project.
The legislation—which was introduced as an amendment to an unrelated Senate-passed bill that was on the Assembly floor at the time—would allow the counties of San Francisco, Santa Cruz and San Diego to establish pilot programs where military veterans and former first responders could receive psilocybin treatment with a licensed facilitator.
As filed, the measure said more broadly that “first responders” would have been eligible, without the “former” caveat. The legislation has also been updated to clarify that active duty military cannot participate.
The bill was also revised to limit who could qualify as a psilocybin facilitator. Only physicians and surgeons could administer the psychedelic under the current proposal, whereas it previously also included clinical psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, licensed professional clinical counselors or naturopathic doctors.
The bill calls for the pilot program to sunset after
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